Numba 0.57.0rc1

• Merge to main.
  • "remaining Pull-Requests from milestone".
    • Add dict(*iterable) constructor #8334
    • Fix opcode "spelling" change since Python 3.11 in CUDA debug test. #8870
    • Remove use of compile_isolated from generator tests. #8879
    • Fix missing dependency guard on pyyaml in test_azure_config. #8880
    • Replace use of compile_isolated in test_obj_lifetime #8881
• Check Numba's version support table documentation. Update via PR if
  needed.
• Review deprecation schedule and notices. Make PRs if need be.
  • Remove obsolete deprecation notices #8864
  • Revise CUDA deprecation notices #8866
  • Any more?
• Merge change log changes.
  • Update CHANGE_LOG for 0.57.0rc1 #8869
• Create 0.57 release branch.
• Create PR against the release branch to make numba/testing/main.py
  to refer to origin/release0.57 instead of origin/main. Pin llvmlite and NumPy on release branch #8884
• Dependency version pinning on release branch
  • Pin llvmlite to >=0.40.0rc1,<0.41.0.
  • Pin NumPy if needed (1.24?)
  • Pin TBB if needed (no need; don't know what to pin as max)
  • Pin llvmlite and NumPy on release branch #8884
• Run the HEAD of the release branch through the build farm and confirm:
  • Build farm CPU testing has passed. numba_pynext_cpu_yaml_18 numba_yaml_333
  • Build farm CUDA testing has passed.
  • Build farm wheel testing has passed. numba_wheel_78
• Annotated tag 0.57.0rc1 on release branch (no v prefix).
• Build and upload conda packages on buildfarm (check "upload").
• Build wheels and sdist on the buildfarm (check "upload").
  numba_pynext_cpu_yaml_19
numba_wheel_79
numba_yaml_334
• Verify packages uploaded to Anaconda Cloud and move to numba/label/main. https://anaconda.org/numba/numba/files?version=0.57.0rc1
• Upload wheels and sdist to PyPI (upload from ci_artifacts).
• Verify wheels for all platforms arrived on PyPi. https://pypi.org/project/numba/0.57.0rc1/
• Initialize and verify ReadTheDocs build. (https://numba.readthedocs.io/en/0.57.0rc1/)
• Post announcement to discourse group and ping the release testers group
  using @RC_Testers. https://numba.discourse.group/t/ann-numba-0-57-0rc1-and-llvmlite-0-40-0rc1/1879
• Post link to Twitter.

Post Release:

• Clean up ci_artifacts by moving files to sub-directories
• Tag 0.58.0dev0 to start new development cycle on main.
• Update llvmlite dependency via PR to main, PR includes version updates
  to: (Bump llvmlite requirement to 0.41.0dev0 #8916)
  • setup.py
  • numba/__init__.py
  • docs/environment.yml
  • buildscripts/incremental/setup_conda_environment.sh
  • buildscripts/incremental/setup_conda_environment.cmd
  • buildscripts/condarecipe.local/meta.yaml
• Update release checklist template with any additional bullet points that
  may have arisen during the release (Update release checklist template #8925).
• Close milestone (and then close this release issue).